Scope and Contents Contains: a draft of Hugo Vickers' obituary of art critic Stuart Preston; a photocopy of 'The Sciences and Arts Share a Common Creative Aesthetic' by Robert S. Root-Bernstein (published in The Elusive Synthesis: aesthetics and science ed. A.I. Tauber, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1996), 'Learning to think with emotion' by Robert S. Root-Bernstein and Michele Root-Bernstein (Chronicle of Higher Education, 14 January 2000), 'Sensual...

Scope and Contents The notes are brief in content, in some cases with just one word to remind Thomson to speak about a particular topic, and are written in a mixture of English, German, and French. The notes for Thomson's address to the Newcastle School of Cookery are titled Stoic & Epicurean, and contain references to science and art, stressing the importance of both. The lecture notes for Stockton Grammar school are untitled, referring to the German...

Scope and Contents Contains: Coll-1461/1: original artworks created by Yolanda Sonnabend for C.H. Waddington's book 'Tools for Thought' Coll-1461/2: collections of articles and research materials relating to Waddington's work, including manuscripts for his books 'Beyond Appearance', 'The Man-Made Future' and 'Tools for Thought' Coll-1461/3: letters to Yolanda Sonnabend, chiefly from C.H....

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Contains: contents, preface, introduction, Chapter 1: The Geometrists; Chapter 2: The Magicians; Chapter 3: The Scientists; Chapter 5: Reactions and Continuations; Chapter 6 (untitled), Chapter titled 'New developments in the geometrising tradition' plus pages 7-43 of one untitled partial chapter.

Scope and Contents Thomson begins by emphasising the vital role that school education plays in civilised society. He takes the title of his talk from the H G Wells novel, to which he makes reference. The food of the gods he alludes to is both science and art, and he stresses the importance of both to a balanced civilisation where the two are united by the mastery of language.Thomson praises the school for the opportunities it provides for its pupils and the benefits in...